Table 3.
State of eye in dolphin mothers and their calves as function of their relative positions and the age of calves.
| Dolphin pair / Age in weeks | Calves | Mothers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eye directed to the mother | Eye directed to the opposite side | Eye directed to the calf | Eye directed to the opposite side | |||||
| Right | Left | Right | Left | Right | Left | Right | Left | |
| Pair 1 | ||||||||
| 3–4 w | 95% (137) | 97% (219) | 88% (206) | 93% (235) | 98% (221) | 96% (165) | 94% (164) | 90% (222) |
| 7–10 w | 91% (227) | 97% (256) | 68% (227) | 81% (311) | 97% (323) | 95% (312) | 96% (329) | 92% (321) |
| Mean (n=2) | 93±2 | 97±0 | 78±10 | 87±6 | 98±1 | 96±1 | 95±1 | 91±1 |
| Pair 2 | ||||||||
| 1w | 100% (412) | 99% (753) | 90% (605) | 60% (321) | 98% (548) | 99% (371) | 96% (348) | 100% (883) |
| 2w | 100% (450) | 100% (490) | 79% (424) | 55% (429) | 100% (321) | 100% (477) | 95% (307) | 100% (610) |
| 4w | 99% (399) | 99% (265) | 42% (404) | 35% (253) | 100% (148) | 100% (179) | 99% (163) | 95% (65) |
| Mean (n=3) | 100±0 | 99±0 | 70±15 | 50±8 | 99±1 | 100±0 | 97±1 | 98±2 |
| Mean for both eyes | ||||||||
| Pair 1 (n=4) | 95.0±1.4 | 82.5±5.4 | 96.5±0.6 | 93.0±1.3 | ||||
| Pair 2 (n=6) | 99.5±0.2 | 60.2±9.5 | 99.5±0.4 | 97.5±1.1 | ||||
The data are presented as percentage of the cases in which the eye was seen open. The total number of observations is given in parenthesis. The average values are mean ± standard error (SE).